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SAE-AISI T5 Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T5 steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 2140
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 9.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 37
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 63
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 66
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 5.0
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.6 to 68.3
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.3
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0